2000 UMass Minutemen football team

2000 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2000 record	7–4 (5–3 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Whipple (3rd season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons

Template:2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings The 2000 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2000 Minutemen failed to reach the postseason for the first time since 1997. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 4	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 36–16	10,176
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 3	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 24–31	10,200
September 23	1:00 p.m.	[[{{{school}}}|New Haven]]*	No. 11	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 39–29	9,122
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Hofstra*	No. 11	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 36–51	10,143
October 7	12:30 p.m.	at Northeastern	No. 19	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–16	4,184
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Maine	No. 16	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 33–10	12,136
October 21	1:00 p.m.	[[{{{school}}}|American International]]*	No. 15	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–0	10,627
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 14	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 16–24	6,349
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Villanova	No. 22	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 38–17	9,124
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Delaware	No. 21	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 19–31	8,680
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 29–21	3,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings#the FCS Sports Network Poll, unless otherwise noted Poll|the FCS Sports Network Poll, unless otherwise noted Poll]] released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 UMass Minutemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 15 Bross, EricEric Bross 5.0 !Jr WR 81 King, SteveSteve King 3.0 !So WR 84 Kinsey, AdonisAdonis Kinsey 3.0 !So G 68 Lauback, TylerTyler Lauback 7.0 !Sr WR 22 Ley, SteveSteve Ley 7.0 !Sr TB 27 Lockman, TroyTroy Lockman 7.0 !Sr RB 46 Long, NateNate Long 1.0 !Fr QB 11 Lucero, RichardRichard Lucero 5.0 !Jr TB 5 Shipp, MarcelMarcel Shipp 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 69 Acosta, AndresAndres Acosta 1.0 !Fr DL 97 Alfred, PierrePierre Alfred 5.0 !Jr LB 19 Ancle, LeronLeron Ancle 1.0 !Fr LB 50 Ayi, KoleKole Ayi 7.0 !Sr DE 83 Brower, ValdamarValdamar Brower 1.0 !Fr LB 35 Buckley, BryanBryan Buckley 1.0 !Fr LB 59 Cabrelli, LarryLarry Cabrelli 1.0 !Fr LB 10 Cain, JeremyJeremy Cain 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mark Whipple Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2001-04-17